Pooping in space: suit could help Nasa astronauts boldly go when duty calls

The Space Poop Challenge sought designs for a system that could collect human waste for up to six days, routing it away from the body without the use of hands

Astronauts wear adult diapers under their suits in case they need to pee or poop on spacewalks, but what happens if there's an emergency and they have to stay in their suit for several days? That was the question Nasa posed to members of the public in its Space Poop Challenge, and the winners of the contest have just been announced.

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